Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care
PHYSICIAN VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Section 439A.720 - Application for letter of support: Requirements; request for waiver of portion of fees; where available

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 439A.720

Current through February 27, 2024

1. An application for a letter of support must:

(a) Be complete.

(b) Include the materials required by subsection 1 of NRS 439A.175.

(c) Be on the form prescribed by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

(d) Contain the notarized signatures of the employer and the J-1 visa physician.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, be accompanied by the application fee pursuant to NAC 439A.728. At least one-half of the fee must be paid by the employer .

2. The Administrator may waive any portion of the application fee which must be paid by the J-1 visa physician or require the J-1 visa physician to pay that portion of the application fee pursuant to a payment plan if the J-1 visa physician is experiencing an economic hardship and the J-1 visa physician submits with the application documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the economic hardship exists.

3. The application fee will not be refunded if the Administrator does not issue a letter of support for the applicant. The Administrator may refund all or any portion of the application fee paid by the J-1 visa physician and the employer if :

(a) The application is withdrawn before the Administrator has made a determination whether to issue a letter of support; or

(b) At the time the application is received by the Division, all the available spots for enrollment of J-1 visa physicians in the Program have been filled for that fiscal year.

4. An employer or a J-1 visa physician may obtain an application for a letter of support from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health on the Internet website maintained by the Division or by submitting a written request for an application to the Primary Care Office of the Division at the address posted on the Internet website maintained by the Division.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R138-10, eff. 5-5-2011; A by R151-15, eff. 6/28/2016; A by R017-20A, eff. 8/26/2020

NRS 439.200, 439A.170, 439A.175

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